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Mark T. Girard
Also filed as: GIRARD MARK · GIRARD MARK T · GIRARD MARK TIMOTHY · TRACY JOSEPH P
34 granted patents·4 pending applications·1,292 citations·filing 1996–2022
98Inventor score
Files withAPPLIED KINETICS INC17HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY15GIRARD MARK TIMOTHY2APPLIED KIIETICS INC1GIRARD MARK T1
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38 records- 0198US5898544ABase plate-mounted microactuator for a suspensionHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 27, 1999·211 cites·35 claims
- 0297US6515832B1Gimbal stiffness control for head suspension assembliesAPPLIED KINETICS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 4, 2003·82 cites·43 claims
- 0395US6146813AMethod and shunting and deshunting an electrical component and a shuntable/shunted electrical componentAPPLIED KINETICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 14, 2000·106 cites·65 claims
- 0494US6741426B2Adhesive control features for wireless head suspension assembliesAPPLIED KINETICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 25, 2004·47 cites·24 claims
- 0594US5949350ALocation method and apparatusMOBIUS INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 7, 1999·135 cites·24 claims
- 0692US5867347AHead suspension with stacked coil microactuator for tracking axis adjustment of a read/write headHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 2, 1999·80 cites·35 claims
- 0791US5771136ASuspension assembly for mounting a head slider having a flexure with a shock limiterHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 23, 1998·71 cites·18 claims
- 0889US6779252B2Apparatus for assembling componentsAPPLIED KINETICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 24, 2004·26 cites·11 claims
- 0988US7127799B2Head gimbal assembly methodAPPLIED KINETICS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 31, 2006·40 cites·12 claims
- 1088US5790347AHead suspension load beam and flexure construction for reducing structural heightHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 4, 1998·53 cites·25 claims
- 1184US7386932B2Limiter for integral flexible circuit suspension assembly and method of assemblingAPPLIED KINETICS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 17, 2008·12 cites·4 claims
- 1284US7027141B2Static attitude determination and adjust of head suspension componentsAPPLIED KINETICS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 11, 2006·20 cites·26 claims
- 1384US6046888ABase plate-mounted microactuator for a suspensionHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 4, 2000·36 cites·31 claims
- 1483US5682780AGram load, static attitude and radius geometry adjusting system for magnetic head suspensionsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 4, 1997·42 cites·46 claims
- 1580US7764387B2Apparatus and method for measuring suspension and head assemblies in a stackAPPLIED KINETICS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 27, 2010·4 cites·24 claims
- 1679US6266869B1Method for assembling componentsAPPLIED KINETICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 31, 2001·36 cites·28 claims
- 1778US5748409AWelding stress isolation structure for head suspension assembliesHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1997·Granted May 5, 1998·31 cites·32 claims
- 1877US5832764AMethod for adjusting gram load, static attitude and radius geometry for magnetic head suspensionsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 10, 1998·47 cites·24 claims
- 1976US5966269AHead suspension with connected actuator arm and load beam in a laminate, monocoque constructionHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 12, 1999·29 cites·25 claims
- 2075US6980400B2Limiter for integral flexible circuit suspension assemblyAPPLIED KINETICS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 27, 2005·9 cites·5 claims
- 2175US5832763AGram load adjusting method for magnetic head suspensionsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 10, 1998·23 cites·22 claims
- 2275US5734525AHead suspension with torsion spring regionHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 31, 1998·29 cites·13 claims
- 2375US5687597AGram load adjusting system for magnetic head suspensionsHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 18, 1997·23 cites·35 claims
- 2473US7191512B2Tray system for holding and positioning componentsAPPLIED KINETICS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 20, 2007·10 cites·11 claims
- 2570US6631052B1Head interconnect with support material carbonized shuntAPPLIED KINETICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 7, 2003·21 cites·5 claims
- 2669US6751843B2Method for improved static attitude of head suspension assemblies with electrical interconnectsAPPLIED KINETICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 22, 2004·6 cites·8 claims
- 2769US5914835AHead suspension with modified spring region for improved load controlHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 22, 1999·21 cites·13 claims
- 2863US7433023B2Apparatuses and methods for measuring head suspensions and head suspension assembliesAPPLIED KINETICS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 7, 2008·4 cites·39 claims
- 2963US6846991B2Electrical component and a shuntable/shunted electrical component and method for shunting and deshuntingAPPLIED KINETICS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 25, 2005·9 cites·31 claims
- 3063US6147839AHead suspension with outriggers extending across a spring regionHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 14, 2000·16 cites·25 claims
- 3158US7656540B2Apparatus and method for measuring suspension and head assembliesAPPLIED KIIETICS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 2, 2010·4 cites·19 claims
- 3257US12276126B2Portable multi-hinged shelterGIRARD MARK TIMOTHY·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 15, 2025·0 cites·30 claims
- 3356US12312823B2Portable multi-hinged shelterGIRARD MARK TIMOTHY·Filed 2022·Granted May 27, 2025·0 cites·32 claims
- 3450US6078469ADisk drive actuator assembly having an expandable key mountHUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 20, 2000·9 cites·13 claims
- 3547US2007024870A1Apparatuses and methods for measuring head suspensions and head suspension assembliesGIRARD MARK T·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3647US2004226164A1Method and apparatus for improved static attitude of head suspension assemblies with electrical interconnectsAPPLIED KINETICS INC·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 3743US2006072381A1Apparatuses and methods for laser processing of head suspension componentsAPPLIED KINETICS INC·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 3838US2002135926A1Methods and device for automated static attitude and position measurement and static attitude adjust of head suspension assembliesFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
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